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The Story Behind The Lyrics

War is hell for those involved. It should never be initiated unless all
peaceful means to resolve an issue have been exhausted. It is sung from the perspective of a female
combatant who has returned from the war with her body intact, but whose
heart and soul will never be the same after witnessing the brutality of war.

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Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, a poet, a scholar, and a
peace activist. His life long efforts to generate peace and reconciliation
moved Martin Luther King, Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967www.plumvillage.org